Sailors and Saints Books

Xenia Wigg has always had a daring spirit that more often than not got her into trouble. Despite the loving admonitions of her beloved friends, she can never walk away from someone in need. When two thugs on the streets of New York kidnap a traveler Xenia has no choice but to follow them and attempt a rescue. Birch Oakem has been sent to the big city by his father to conduct business concerning the expansion of the Oakem ranch in Montana. Trying to navigate the crowded streets and narrow alleys of the city leads him to the main port area and an encounter with a captain in need of a few extra hands. Can two people thrown together in the most unlikely of circumstances save each other from the harshest realities of a voyage at sea or will a deeper secret land them in even more trouble? Find out how two hearts tossed by the waves of fate survive their trials with a little help from some friends.

As a child, Andrew Brooks was pressed into service on a merchant ship, but a boy who lacked sea legs was little use. Before they decided to throw him overboard, they discovered a talent worthy of a place on board. Little Andrew was a gifted musician. Now a man grown, he hears of a school that offers sailors a chance to better themselves and takes a chance to walk away from the high seas. Taking what he learns at the Sailor’s Rest School, he finds a job managing the cargo on a steamboat working its way up and down the Mississippi River. Working aboard a steamboat named The Siren, Rosemary Tillman has worked her way up in the kitchen as an assistant to the cook, but every free minute she has is spent watching the shows in the concert room, dreaming of singing before adoring crowds and sharing her love of music. When her talent is discovered her world begins to change. Rosemary and Andrew begin to forge futures for themselves on the Mississippi, but like all bright stars in the sky there are clouds waiting to douse their light. Can these two glide along the river of life together, or will they run aground when trouble comes a calling?

Margery Fields’ father was pressed into service by the notorious Black Shark pirate crew when she was nine-years-old. Unfortunately, the skilled surgeon and single father had his only child in tow at the time — her. To protect her from the pirates the last ten years, he has raised her as his “son” and apprentice in the ship’s sick bay."Fix-It" John, one of the ship’s carpenters, has spent way too much time in the sick bay over the years from all the abuses he’s endured from the pirates, which makes him the first person to discover Margery’s secret. He vows to protect the youngest Doc Fields with his life and begins to plot their escape, while privately dreaming of courting her some day.Escaping won’t be easy, though, beneath the ever-watchful gaze of the new boatswain, Randolph Larson. Margery wants to despise him as much as she despised the last cruel bo’sun, but he’s the first pirate who’s ever visited the sick bay and shown any interest whatsoever in the wellbeing of her patients.As their feared Spanish Capitan prepares to engage fire with a corporate cargo ship, she is forced to depend on both John and Randolph for her safety and discovers she has not one but two men vying to win her heart on the savage waters of the Pacific!

Daisy Bennett loved a good cause. Her current? Women’s rights. But when Asa Davenport comes to town, Daisy’s future suffragette plans falter. A new cause has captured her heart. Question is, can she handle it? Asa Davenport, shanghaied at the age of ten and forced to live on a merchant ship for twelve long years, finally gets a chance to step onto dry land. But after all he’s been through, is it any wonder he’s a little … off? This becomes a bigger problem than he could have imagined, and the threat of being put away is a constant. Then he takes a job in Clear Creek, Oregon and discovers something he’d never had. A chance at love. Problem is, will love be enough? Enjoy the fifth installment of the Sailors and Saints Series. This sweet, clean, quick short read about love’s healing power and family will be sure to delight!